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Verb: discern  di'surn
  1. Detect or identify something despite difficulty or distance
    "I could barely discern the ship through the fog";
    - spot, recognize, recognise [Brit], distinguish, pick out, make out
     
  2. Perceive, recognize, or understand
    "With practice, she could discern subtle differences in wine flavours"

Derived forms: discerns, discerning, discerned

Type of: detect, discover, find, notice, observe